Thursday, October 22, 2009

A Closer Look at GE's Vscan Pocket Ultrasound

As we wrote yesterday, GE released a handheld ultrasound system unlike any other. Yesterday, at a GE press conference in New York, we saw the device first hand and we brought a video back of a company rep demonstrating its use. At 3 inches wide, 5.3 inches long, and about an inch high, the device already has FDA and European approval. GE plans to first conduct a real world study of how the Vscan will be used by clinicians before releasing it to the general market.

Flashback: GE's New Ultra Small Ultrasound May Become as Ubiquitous as Stethoscope...

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I think there's no BIG Deal. Siemens has relesead its ACUSON P10 one year before (http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay~q_catalogId~e_-11~a_catTree~e_100010,1007660,12761,1005253~a_langId~e_-11~a_productId~e_182941~a_storeId~e_10001.htm) which seems to have the same features and it's already 510K.

Posted by: Valdemir Araujo
on October 23, 2009 08:24 AM GMT

Valdemir:

You are right, and we did cover Acuson P10 here:

http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/06/acuson_p10_an_ultrasound_system_that_fits_in_a_pocket.html

However, more competing devices on the market is only better for clinicians and patients. So we think it is a big deal. We will see whether this technology stands the test of time...

Posted by: DrO
on October 23, 2009 10:09 AM GMT

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

A Closer Look at GE's Vscan Pocket Ultrasound